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All the latest news, commentary, and analysis of issues that impact the transgender community. The Advocate provides up-to-date coverage from around the web about political, medical, and social developments that matter most to transgender people.
Simpson won her election on November 5 with more than 56 percent of the vote, beating out incumbent Elias Haynes, who had served on the board with his wife, Lindsi, who were both subject to recall votes.
This was an extraordinary year for queer cinema and LGBTQ+ talent on the big screen.
Joseph Benza III, 36, admitted to an incident in February, 2023 where he followed a transgender man in his car for nearly two miles before brutally attacking him.
Advocates are calling on President Joe Biden to veto it.
McBride thanked her fellow Delaware representatives for helping her "realize the awesome responsibility and the awesome opportunity that we have to leave this state better and kinder than we found it."
The Orange is the New Black actor recently spoke at event for Planned Parenthood where she highlighted the connection between bans on gender-affirming care and bans on abortion.
The trans actress spoke up after Disney+'s rumored cuts to the new Pixar series about a co-ed middle school softball team.
Every time a mass shooting happens, right-wing influencers falsely claim that the shooter is trans; rarely is that true.
The Democratic governor said he is against inmates “receiving better coverage and health care than a law-abiding citizen.”
The Drag Race season 6 and All Stars 6 icon has shared a statement with Out, The Advocate's sibling publication.
New Hampshire U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas defended his support for the National Defense Authorization Act that strips trans kids of military members of care in a statement to The Advocate.
Jesse Singal’s anti-trans views have made him the most blocked user on Bluesky, but that's not enough for some LGBTQ+ users seeking a post-X safe space.
Voters in this city rejected three incumbent City Council members just one month after they voted to implement a harsh anti-trans bathroom ban, replacing one with the city's first out gay council member.
The President-elect’s campaign spent millions demonizing transgender Americans, and House Republicans just passed an anti-trans bathroom ban targeting Rep.-elect Sarah McBride.
He says he prefers a time when members of the U.S. armed forces could not serve openly.
James McIntyre merely shook her hand at an event and asked her to consider trans kids before she got him arrested, witnesses said.
The new policies from Florida prison officials come in response to SB245, which bans gender-affirming care for minors and the use of state funds on any gender-affirming prescriptions or surgical procedures.
The Ellensburg community raised more funds than the city had previously allocated to rescue the program that provided pizza and a safe space for LGBTQ+ teens.
“Access to lifesaving medical care makes all the difference in the world,” the dad of a transgender daughter told The Advocate.
"This legislation has been hijacked by Speaker Mike Johnson and anti-LGBTQ+ lawmakers," says Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson.
